Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday permitted a 15-year-old rape survivor, who has borderline intellectual functioning (IQ 80), to undergo medical termination of pregnancy (MTP), observing that continuation of the pregnancy would cause her “grave anguish” and pose serious mental health risks.

Case Background and Medical Board Review

A bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Sandesh Patil passed the order while hearing a plea filed by the minor through her father. The girl, 15 years and seven months old, was sexually assaulted by her neighbour and is currently 27 weeks pregnant. She is studying in Class 10 and is due to appear for her board exams in March 2026.

On October 31, the HC had referred her case to a medical board at Sir JJ Hospital. The board’s report, submitted on Nove

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